Will you find it offensive to be referred to as an addicted gambler?

[Wexnident]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

Mmm... kind of, yea. I mean I'd accept it if I am, I ain't that blinded, but I'm doing a lot of things to prevent me from being addicted imo. Properly financing my gambling money so that it doesn't affect me financially, scheduling my gambling so I can know my limits, stuff like that. Imo an "addict" is only one if it starts to negatively affect you, mentally and financially. In both cases? I consider myself perfectly fine. If a 3rd party consideration is needed then I'm 100% willing to grab my friend and tell him to judge me.

And being identified as an addict will always make people judge you, no matter what kind of addiction it is. I reckon it's only a lot worse if you consider it's a gambling addiction though.

[Fatunad]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

When it comes to gambling I know myself more than other people so there's no problem at all if people think I am addicted to gambling as long I know that I'm not chasing losses, not taking a loan to gamble, and not spending the whole day or night playing in casinos.

Even me would definitely be saying up to myself that doesnt matter on what other people would really be seeing or looking at me whether im already addicted to gambling but we are the ones who had been aware or wary on whats the actual condition that we are really that into. There are really just that people around who do really love to mess and get involved in someones life on which they would really be that loving on seeing on what you are doing and making some conclusive approach that you are a bad person because you are doing bad thing like gambling. They are the ones who do really love on making up some callings like
being addicted or what but they dont really actually know on what a certain person been thinking or really their status when it comes into their gambling activity.

[BitcoinPanther]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

It is indeed offensive if someone think that a person is addicted to gambling even though he is not.  It is disrespectful to the person.  I will also feel the same, but i will choose to ignore them than explaining myself to them.  I have a firm belief that as far as I know myself, I won't mind what other people say.  I am not born to please them so I just let them to their assumption.  Aside from that, they are committing a sin because the are judging people without knowing if their assumption is right or wrong.

[tabas]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

I can identify myself if I'm already addicted or not. I know that people can also tell me and look if my habits is already on the way for being a gambling addict. But, this cannot be avoided when someone gives his/her opinion about you being noticed your activities and tells that you're an addicted gambler. And if that's being said to me, I'll justify myself that I'm good and I know myself better than the others. Honestly, sometimes the reality sucks and it's painful because we can't admit that we're already there and one of those addicted gamblers. You know that there are offending ways of expressing their opinions to the other people and that's why sometimes it's hard to accept the fact.

[indah rezqi]

As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict?

No, that's not an insult. But if they insult and demean me in public, then obviously I feel offended by them.
I feel offended if someone tells my addiction to gambling in public in the real world, especially if they tell my family directly. It's an insult to me, but if they say it online especially in this forum, then I'm fine.

[seleme]

Excessive gambling leads to a depressing lifestyle sooner or later, it has been proven many times by different gamblers. IMO, the gambler who plays a lot and wins money doesn't accept this as offensive but it is not the same reaction by the gambler when he hears this word combination. If you win money and you make your life better with gambling money, all good but when you borrow money from close people to feed your gambling addiction, it is probably offensive for such gamblers.

[yahoo62278]

Whether or not you accept it or not, if you don't have the right support around you then you will never break the addiction. Same goes for a drug addict, if they don't get the right help eventually, they will overdose and die. A gambler can eventually gamble away all they may have built over the years.

I think there are different levels of addiction as well. Those that can control their urges and those who cannot. The ones who cannot are the ones that need the most help.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

Anyone in Thier right senses would find that very offensive...
Does it really sound nice when someone is being paraded as a drunk? That's just the same feeling.... I don't even think it's all about getting tagged anyways - I Think the most feared part should be getting addicted in reality - cus that won't even feel like a joke or some lame assumptions anymore.
There's much to lose when you gamble frequently... Gambling has been made in a way that any lay-man could possibly get enticed and see it as an easier means to make wealth. There are no shortcuts,.. better go get what you want or die trying...

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[ChiBitCTy]

I think that most people have such a negative stigma when it comes to gambling, and it goes against so many people “values” that they were raised with. Even just a simple gambler who does very little gambling is often look down upon by people despite the fact that they aren’t losing any sort of sizable about of money that’s putting their family in danger of some sort. People are way too quick to judge.

[serjent05]

I think there are different levels of addiction as well. Those that can control their urges and those who cannot. The ones who cannot are the ones that need the most help.

I believe if a person can control their urge to gamble then that guy isn't addicted at all.  The main tag for gambling addicts are the incapability to control oneself when gambling urges pop up.


I think i'll just don't pay attention to people around me.  We cannot please everybody, so whether we are a gambling addicts or not, there will be people who has nothing to do but meddle with other pepoples business.  It is best to just ignore this kind of people.

[AmoreJaz]

I think there are different levels of addiction as well. Those that can control their urges and those who cannot. The ones who cannot are the ones that need the most help.

I believe if a person can control their urge to gamble then that guy isn't addicted at all.  The main tag for gambling addicts are the incapability to control oneself when gambling urges pop up.


I think i'll just don't pay attention to people around me.  We cannot please everybody, so whether we are a gambling addicts or not, there will be people who has nothing to do but meddle with other pepoples business.  It is best to just ignore this kind of people.

but if someone ask for help, a close friend or a family member, we should be happy to help or assist them in any way we can. because asking for help alone is a sign of sincere desire to change his lifestyle and he badly needs help from the person/s he trusts.
lucky if you can still contain your gambling habits. because the fact is, it is always a challenge to get out from your seat whenever you are playing. no doubt, many gamblers are turning into addicted ones.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

Someone who is really sick and needs urgent medical attention visits the hospital for that, he or she does not wait and argue with his or her own body system, if he or she does that, the sickness might get serious and out of control, and he or she may likely die.

So also, some one who is addicted to gambling and know it, and also needs helps, have no reason to be ashamed of being called an addicted gambler, after all, it's not like it's a crime to gamble, so why exactly should i find it offensive if I am refered to as a gambling addict, when I know I am not the only one who's in such situation in the world.

[Vaskiy]

We have different thoughts on our gambling activity and from a third person view what we do is all out of addiction. I've shared an incident that happened to me Be a Responsible Gambler. Most of the users posted everything have happened out of addiction. It is true, initially our mind finds it hard to access. Later when we recall what happened and the reasons mentioned by different users we'll come to know how bad we've got addicted. I personally accept myself to be addicted though I'm not a regular gambler.

[ralle14]

I've come across these kinds of people who like to assume, and there's no point in changing their views, so i'll accept it. I don't find them offensive because there are people that are clueless about what they're saying and gamblers will probably grow numb to these misinterpretations.

Instead of worrying about what other people think about us as a gambler, we should prioritize ourselves and make sure we don't break our rules.

[xSkylarx]

It is really a natural instinct that we are going to be offended if we've been told of it, but before that, we should always think if it is true, like if they called you this because you spend too much money at the casino, you've put a lot of time there, or almost every day you are playing, because they have a reason why they told you this, and for me, it is kind of helpful for someone to notice my behavior, and that is the time that we need to seek help from others, as we know that we are already addicted to something; we just thought it was for fun.

[yazher]

I know some people that it won't matter to them when you call them like that because, for them, they thought the name was prestige and merit, maybe because they don't know what it means for others, and most likely, those guys only care for themselves no matter what the people called them it wouldn't matter for them. In some countries where gambling is typical, I think when you call someone like that, they just don't care, but to others, you will find yourself to be called like that. It depends on people; if he is dignified, he won't tolerate you calling him like that.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

In my case I wouldn't find it offensive, because I know I'm not. I suppose that those whose behaviour is bordering on problematic would find it offensive, because it would be a way of making them see what they don't want to see, and often the reaction to that is not the most pleasant.

In my case, it's like someone telling me I'm an alcoholic. Whoever says that simply doesn't know me. It would make me wonder if it was a joke or something.

[Yamifoud]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

Being called an addict is somewhat offensive to me and I should stop someone saying that to me. Because I was into gambling just for fun, not I was chasing to win that is why being called a gambling addict is not suitable for some gamblers.
Addiction - is somewhat like you can't control yourself and in your mind is to gamble every day. Yes, it is different when you are professional gambler, we know how to balance lifestyle and so this gambling time.

[Strongkored]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

It is not easy to accept the words of people who say we are gambling addicts, because these two words are always associated with bad things, addicts are considered to be able to harm themselves and others because they can do bad things to fulfill their addiction and gambling which is always considered bad by society, but when someone close to us should identify that we are gamblers addict it would be better not to feel offended but try to seek help because usually, other people's judgments will be more objective than our own judgments because it tends to be difficult to admit ourselves as addicts.

[Lanangsarka]

I would be a little offended if I was said to be a gambling addict. because I feel gambling as a hobby is considered normal and fun.. but other people who don't like gambling will always think gambling is bad.. so just take their judgment as an ordinary joke.. because we are the ones who live it